Tributes have poured in for a young woman fatally struck by lightning on a sporting field as Australia's east coast braces for more wild weather.

Flowers have been left at the Queensland soccer ground where tragedy struck as a community mourns the 21-year-old victim, identified as Finley Bone.

She was reportedly practising her goal kicking at the Sunshine Coast's Cooroy Sporting Complex when the fatal lightning strike hit late on Thursday.

Ms Bone was transported to Nambour Hospital in a critical condition but could not be revived.

Ms Bone was a "much-loved" member of the Noosa Lions Football Club, which shared a tribute to her on social media.

"A beautiful soul, taken way too soon," one person posted.

Soccer fields at the sporting complex were closed on Friday out of respect.

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